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Community Structure and Health Status of Macrobenthic Animals in the Nakdong River Estuary, Busan, Korea

낙동강 하구역에 서식하는 대형저서동물의 군집구조와 건강도

  • Youn, Seok Hyun (Oceanic Climate and Ecology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science) ;
  • Lee, Jin Woo (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Oh, Chul Woong (Department of Marine Biology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Choi, Byoung-Mi (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Yoon, Kon-Tak (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Na, Jong-Hun (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Seo, In-Soo (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.)
  • 윤석현 (국립수산과학원 기후변화연구과) ;
  • 이진우 ((주)저서생물연구센터) ;
  • 오철웅 (부경대학교 수산과학대학 자원생물학과) ;
  • 최병미 ((주)저서생물연구센터) ;
  • 윤건탁 ((주)저서생물연구센터) ;
  • 나종헌 ((주)저서생물연구센터) ;
  • 서인수 ((주)저서생물연구센터)
  • Received : 2021.03.26
  • Accepted : 2021.05.14
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

The community structure and health status of macrobenthos assemblages were investigated in the subtidal area of the Nakdong River estuary, Southern Coast of Korea. Benthic fauna samples were collected seasonally at 8 stations in the subtidal area of the Nakdong River estuary from February 2013 to October 2015. During the survey, a total of 380 species and 4,603 ind./m2 of macrobenthos in all sampling areas were collected. The major dominant species were the polychaetes Minuspio japonica, Pseudopolydora kempi, Heteromastus filifomis, Capitella capitata, the amphipod Grandidierella japonica and the bivalvia Arcuatula senhousia. Some species of polychaetes found in the study area consisted of opportunistic species that showed high densities when habitat condition was poor. On the other hand, macrobenthos assemblages in the study area were divided into brackish water and marine groups. Abundance was high in the brackish group, while the number of species and diversity index were high in the oceanic group. The three indices (AMBI, M-AMBI, and BHI) in the assessment of health levels based on the ecological characteristics and number of species in macrobenthic were commonly shown to be in good condition in the group of oceanic stations, while relatively poor conditions were reflected in the group of brackish stations. Compared to other indices, the M-AMBI index of the three indices for health assessment was considered to be a relatively more suitable one to assess benthic ecological conditions.

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이 연구는 국립수산과학원 수산과학연구인 "환경 변화에 따른 하구 생태계 모니터링(R2021052)"의 지원으로 수행되었습니다.

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